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There View Magazine 10, My Body My Choice
The View Magazine 10, Autumn 2023
my body, my choice
Out 31.10.2023
The taboo of sexual harassment in prisons and the extended carceral estate, and how countries are adapting to climate change with climate anxiety on the rise. Created by and for women within the justice system. The View Magazine’s autumn edition is out, exposing the increasing infringements on women’s autonomy throughout the criminal justice system, our securitised world and platforming how activists are reclaiming control.
The central theme, my body, my choice, runs through this hardhitting edition, from the systemic neglect of women assaulted in prisons, to how organisations like Bang Up Books and Love Welcomes are using their agency to create change.
- Cover story, Lisa Azarmi is the social media sensation of the Instagram account Ravenous Butterflies. After starting Ravenous Butterflies in 2013, her internet fame took off. Now, with over one million followers across Facebook and Instagram, she has released An Apothecary of Art, a choose-your-own-adventure style book for navigating mental health through art and literature. Don’t miss Lisa’s frank and poignant podcast interview on 2nd November on our Rebel Justice podcast, wherever you get your podcasts
- Joshua Beutum and Farah Damji investigate a string of sexual assault cases swept under the rug at FMC Carswell, a mental health facility in Fort Worth, USA. Is feminist abolitionism the answer to an institution that refuses to serve those in its care?
- In an exclusive interview with The View, Lisa Guenther reveals the unique impact of solitary confinement on women and discusses how the abolitionist movement means more than just abolishing prisons; new conflict resolution practices are a must
- Former IPP prisoner Andrew Morris returns with a regular column to unpack the consequences of the shooting of his friend and colleague, Sasha Johnson
- Tania Bassett critiques the parole system, highlighting how a failure to provide resources results in overworked staff who cannot devote enough time to supervision
- How small businesses like Love Welcomes are using their resources to give back to the community by training and employing refugee women.
- The climate crisis is worsening mental health, and we investigate how countries are trying to save the planet. Elsewhere, Johnathan Cole reviews the Mental Health Act
With 148 pages of compelling content, The View reveals the dark secrets of the justice system, and exposes its cruelty. How prisons neglect inmates’ wellbeing, how incarceration harms women, and how we can exercise our agency to make change to improve the lot for us all. From art to activism, there’s something for everyone.
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